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CityFormGen

Generative and optimisation methods for middle housing, compared under matched compute

RESEARCH GENERATIVE-DESIGN BENCHMARK - NOT CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION OR CODE CERTIFICATION.

B0052 · density-optimal · seed 0

B0052-nsga2-0-1250

NSGA-IID · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0052

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 30.4 by 30.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 229 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 228 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 304 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 235 square metres. Building footprint 498 square metres; open space 433 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.88, daylight 0.53, privacy 0.86, circulation 0.59, carbon 0.95, cost 0.90.
B0052 · nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 30.4 by 30.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 229 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 228 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 304 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 235 square metres. Building footprint 498 square metres; open space 433 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.88, daylight 0.53, privacy 0.86, circulation 0.59, carbon 0.95, cost 0.90.

Objective vector

Proxy scores in [0, 1], higher is better. Kept as a vector; there is no overall score.

density
0.884
daylight
0.529
privacy
0.859
circulation
0.594
carbon
0.949
cost
0.899

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
1.07
site utilisation
0.924
gross floor area, m²
995.9
footprint, m²
497.9
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
279
cost index / m² (unitless)
1.91
worst habitable room, daylight
0.238
circulation share of GFA
19%
open space, net of parking
46%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
8
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
50%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension passed
  • C06max room aspect passed
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • C11required adjacency passed
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision passed
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U02BR229.19
U12BR228.09
U22BR303.69
U32BR235.29
All 36 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU0020.32.45 × 8.30
STAIR:U0@1circulationU0120.32.45 × 8.30
U0@0#3bathroomU0010.24.15 × 2.45
U0@0#0entryU006.84.15 × 1.65
U0@0#2kitchenU0017.44.15 × 4.20
U0@0#1livingU0059.87.20 × 8.30
U0@1#7bathroomU0113.34.85 × 2.75
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0126.94.85 × 5.55
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU0154.06.50 × 8.30
STAIR:U1@0circulationU1019.92.10 × 9.50
STAIR:U1@1circulationU1119.92.10 × 9.50
U1@0#1livingU1057.06.00 × 9.50
U1@0#3bathroomU108.03.90 × 2.05
U1@0#0entryU1011.53.90 × 2.95
U1@0#2kitchenU1017.63.90 × 4.50
U1@1#5bedroom primaryU1153.75.65 × 9.50
U1@1#6bedroom secondaryU1121.54.25 × 5.05
U1@1#7bathroomU1118.94.25 × 4.45
STAIR:U2@0circulationU2017.61.60 × 11.00
STAIR:U2@1circulationU2117.61.60 × 11.00
U2@0#3bathroomU2011.44.65 × 2.45
U2@0#0entryU2013.04.65 × 2.80
U2@0#2kitchenU2026.74.65 × 5.75
U2@0#1livingU2083.07.55 × 11.00
U2@1#7bathroomU2121.05.05 × 4.15
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU2134.65.05 × 6.85
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2178.77.15 × 11.00
STAIR:U3@0circulationU3017.11.75 × 9.80
STAIR:U3@1circulationU3117.11.75 × 9.80
U3@0#1livingU3066.66.80 × 9.80
U3@0#2kitchenU309.03.45 × 2.60
U3@0#0entryU308.53.45 × 2.45
U3@0#3bathroomU3016.43.45 × 4.75
U3@1#5bedroom primaryU3144.14.50 × 9.80
U3@1#6bedroom secondaryU3141.15.75 × 7.15
U3@1#7bathroomU3115.25.75 × 2.65

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